The reality star returns for the next season of “Housewives” after leaving in 2010 to star in “Bethenny Ever After,” a spinoff documenting her marriage to estranged husband Jason Hoppy.

But Frankel is working to earn back public appeal after a messy split from Hoppy and the cancellation of her daytime talk show, “Bethenny.”

A source told us Frankel, known for her brash, opinionated demeanor, has hired personality coaches to help her “tone down her s–t.”

The source explained, “She’s turned herself into a victim and been told by these coaches to be much more demure, and not be as harsh as she was.”

Frankel recently gave a heartfelt, one-on-one interview to Bravo’s Andy Cohen on his “Watch What Happens Live” chat show, where she candidly admitted that she would never get legally married again, she “didn’t enjoy being a talk-show host,” and her split with Hoppy was due to a lack of mutual respect, among other things.

Bethenny Frankel and ex-boyfriend Michael CerussiINFPhoto.com

Frankel said of her hardships, “I’m more resilient, but definitely more vulnerable.”

Frankel also admitted on the show she was “not dating anyone,” confirming she has broken up with financier Michael Cerussi III, whom she was dating for about a year.

Frankel is still living in the same apartment with Hoppy.

A source said the awkward living situation forced Frankel to film everything for “Real Housewives” outside of her apartment.

Moreover, their daughter, Bryn, isn’t allowed on-camera for “Real Housewives” because “part of their divorce decree is that Bryn is not allowed to be filmed unless both parents give permission.” (Frankel told Cohen on “WWHL” that she didn’t want her child on the show.)

The next “Housewives” season starts April 7. Reps for Bravo and Frankel didn’t respond.